Spindle bolt remover



ug,- .13, 1931. E, E. Racmmow ETAL SPINDLE BOLT REMOVER Filed May 24. 1950 Patented Aug. 18, 1931 UNITED STATES ERNEST-E. RICHARDSON AND ROLAND L. GULPEPPER, OF ALBANY; GEORGIA srrixmmiv BOLT 'annovera e Appucationniea May 24,

struction permitting quick andeasy attach` ment of the tool for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spindle boltrreniover for Ford cars 15 and trucks which is of such specific construction as to permit proper application ofthe tool so as to exert pressure axially upon the spindle bolt. A further object of the invention is to pro- 0' vide a tool of this character embodying features of construction rendering the tool extremely strong and capable of exerting the, required pressure for removal of the spindle bolt. y Y y T Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent vduring the course of the following detailed description,l taken.

in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and

A in which drawings:

yFigure 1 is a longitudinal section thru the improvedtool, y e e ee Figure 2 is a sectional view thru thetool n Y y shown applied for use,

"' Figure 3 is a section on une e-sff Figure 2 and showing the spindle bolt partially re-V moved, u .L

`Figure 4` is a bottom plan view ofthe tool, Aand` u Y i kFigure 5 is an enlarged detailview lof `the spindle boltl engaging end yof the pressure screw. u V .v

" Infthe drawings, and wherein similar reference characters .designate corresponding parts 5"thruout the several views, the letter A designates a front axle of a motor vehiclehaving spindles B: mounted upon each end thereof as by the spindleV bolt C having va pressed t thru the axle A. The letter D may designate l the improved tool for removing the spindle 1930. serial No. 455,313.

top plateto readily slip over the head of the` spindle bolt and bearing 10 atthe top ofu ther spindle body.' Provided inY each endy of the top plate 8 and at the longitudinal center thereof are terminally opening'slots l2 and 12 the first of which receives one 'end of a vcoupling arm or strap 14 and the .latterof which receives one end of a latcharm'or' strap 15., e l f 'The coupling arm 14is pivotally mounted in the 4slot 12 by means of a hinge pin l16'; permitting free swinging movement of the'A head plate in a direction longitudinallyv of ,I thearm. "The latch arml is pivotally con'- nected at one end in the slot 12` by means of'y a hinge pin` 17 whereby the latch -arm may swing free ina direction parallel to the direction of swinging movement of the coupling arm 14. The arms 14 and 15 are somounted inthe slots 12 and 12 as to be capable of swinging movementinto longitudinal align? ment with the rectangular-shaped top 'plate so that if so required the elements 8, 14 and, 15 kmay be disposed in straight longitudinal alignment for positioning ofthetoolvabout the spindle. j'.

Pivotally connected at one end to thelower` end of the coupling arm 14 isa cross-bar`2() provided with terminallyopening slots 21 and 22 forming forked ends. e of the coupling arm 14 is pivotally connected in the slot 21 by a hinge pin 231exte'ndingl parallel with the pins 16 and 17 and permit-yl ting swinging movement of the cross-bar "into longitudinal alignmentv with thek coupling arm. Y c

Thelower or vfree end of the latcharrnl is adapted to be detachably coupled to the cross-bar 20 and is provided adjacent its free end with a Vlatch pin 24 which projects thru the arm and is seated in semicircular shaped grooves 25 provided in thelower side ofthe The lower end cross-bar at opposite sides of the slot 22. vWhen the ends of the latch pin 24 are engaged in the grooves 25, with the latch arm disposed in the slot 22, the top plate 8 will be connected, by the arms 14 and 15 in parallel relation, to the cross-bar 20.

Formed centrally thru the cross-bar 20 1s a threaded opening. 30 for threaded reception'of 'a pressure screw 32provided at one end with a wrench square 33. The inner endof the .screw32 is reduced and formed with a plain cylindrical guide eX- tension 34 extending (5o-axial. with the threaded portion ofthe screw and forming an annular shoulder 35. Mounted upon the' guide extension 34 is a sleeve 36 having a height less than the length of the extension sogthata portion of the extension projects beyond the sleeve. The'sleeveis .freely ro-V tatable upon the guide'extension and may l beheld againstdisplacement byslightly upsetting the 'end of the 'extension as at 37.

The sleeve maybe of a diameter equal to the diameter of the threaded portion 'of the screw and act lto prevent the screw from being V separated from the cross-bar 20. The endof the axial guide extension 34 which projects beyond the sleeve 36 isintended to be received in the usual opening provided in the lower end of spindle bolts as shownV in Figure 2. The sleeve 36 is of apdiameter slightly less than the diameterof the spindle bolt v'and is adapted toengage the lower end of the bolt when the tool is applied for use. The sleeve 36 acts as af bearing to prevent injury tothe threads? on the screw 32 and bears against the shoulder 35 when the sleeve engages the fspindlebolt. e n' t :lllhen `the head plate 8 and cross-bar 20 are l connectedby the arms 14 and 15, the threaded opening 30 will be in axial a` ligrnne`nt with the opening 9'. v p v Q The head plate 8 is provided along one lower sideedgewith a rabbet or recess 40 topi-o4' vide' clearance for a flange 41 formed on the Y spindle body portion.' This recess 40 allows' thev top or l'ieadvplate8 tofitflat on'the top` of the spindle body so that pressure may be exerted ina 4straight line upon thespindle' bolt. j

y Inapplyingthe tool for use, the Alatch arm 15,' is first uncouple'd from the free endof the cross-.bar 20andthe sections 8, 14, 15 and 20 swung in 'such angular relation to` one an-V other as to permit' easy placingof the head plate'S over the head ofthe spindle bolt. Vhen in this position the 4pivotally con-v nected arms 14 and 15 will pendently hang from the head plate with one of thearms disposed at each side'of-the aXle A. The screw 32mayY then be grasped and act asa handlefor swinging the'cross-,bar into aposition across thelower side of the spindle head so that the latch pin`24 mayv be engaged in the grooves ,25a11dtl1 .feeljeemblel ist@ a frame extending about the spindle body. The screw 32 may then be rotated and the eXtension 34 guided into the opening in the lower end of the spindle bolt, and continued rotation of the screw will force the spindle bolt upwardly thru the end of the axle A.

lVhile the tool has been shown of a construction especially well adapted for removing spindle bolts from model A Ford cars and model AA Ford trucks, the tool may readily be adapted .for use in removing spindle bolts from various other ytypes of motor vehicles thru slight changes in the formation 'of the headplate.

`-Changes in'detail may be made tothe form of invention herein. shown-andy described, without departing from'the spiritl of the invention or thescope of the following claims.

"We claim: v

1.-A spindle boltremover comprising a head plate provided with a spindle receiving opening, an arm pivotally vconnected with each end of the head plate, a cross-bar pivot-l ally connected at one end to the opposite end of one of said arms, means detachably coupling the opposite arm to the opposite end of the cross-bar, and a pressure screw threaded thru the cross-bar for axially aligning with the opening in the head plate.

2. A spindle bolt remover comprising a broad flat head'plate having a spindle receiving opening, la coupling arm pivotally connected at VVone end' to one end of the head plate, a latch arm pivotally connected at one end to the oppositeend of the head plate, a cross-bar pivotally connected at one end to the opposite end' of the coupling arm, meansdetachably coupling the opposite end of the Ylatch Varm to the opposite end of the. cross-barter disposing the cross-bar in parallel relation" to the headplate, and a pressure screw' threaded thru the cross-,bar in parallel relation 'tothe coupling and latch a'rms for axially-aligning with the opening inthe head plate. Y Y

3. A spindle bolt remover comprising a Hat rectangular-shaped head plate having a spindle receiving opening and terminally opening`r slots at each 'end of the plate, a

coupling arm pivotally connected'a-t one end in oneof thfe'slots, aV latch arm pivotallyl connected at one'endin'the opposite slot, a crossbar having terminally opening slots at 'each end thereof, means pivotally connecting one end of the coupling arm in one of the crossbar slots, a latch pin carried by the free end of the latch arm for latching engagement .with Athecross-bar when the latch: arm is movedintothe slotted end of the cross-bar, and a pressure screw threaded thru the crossbar for a-Xially aligning Vwith the opening in thehead plate.` j i i I 4.' Aspindle b olt remover comprising a flatk rectangular-shaped' headplate having an opening ,forv receiving the vupper end'of a ino spindle bolt and having a. terminally opening slot in each end thereof, a coupling arm pvotally connected to the head plate in one of the slots, a latch arm pivotally connected 5 to the head plate in the opposite slot, a cross-bar having a terminally opening slot at each end thereof, means pivotally connecting the lower end of the coupling arm in one of the slots of the cross-bar, said latch arm adapted to have swinging movement into the slot at the opposite end of the cross-bar, a latch pin carried by the free end of the latch arm for engaging in recesses formed transversely across the lower side of the cross-bar at opposite sides of the latch arm receiving slot, and a pressure screw threaded thru the medial portion of the cross-bar.

5. A spindle bolt remover comprising a fiat, rectangular-shaped top plate provided with a spindle bolt head receiving opening and terminally opening slots, a coupling arm pivotally connected at one end to the top plate in one of the slots, a latch arm pivotally connected at one end to the top plate in the opposite slot, a cross-bar having terminally opening coupling arm and latch arm receiving slots, means pivotally connecting the lower end of the coupling arm to the cross-bar in the coupling arm slot, arcuateshaped .grooves formed transversely of the lower side of the cross-bar at the latch arm slot, a latch pin carried by the free end of the latch arm and projecting beyond each side thereof for engaging in said grooves for connecting the crossbar in parallel relation to the top plate, and a pressure screw threaded thru the central portion of the cross-bar for axially aligning with the opening in the top plate.

6. A spindle bolt remover comprising a flat head plate having a spindle receiving opening, a cross-bar having a threaded opening thru its central portion, a coupling arm pivotally connecting the head plate and crossbar, a latch arm pivotally connected with one end to the head plate and having detachable coupling with the cross-bar, a pressure screw threaded thru the opening in the crossbar and having a reduced guide forming extension at its inner end, and a bearing sleeve freely rotatable on the extension.

7. A spindle bolt remover for Ford cars and trucks, comprising a flat rectangularshaped top plate having a relatively large spindle-bolt head receiving opening and having a rabbet formed along one lower side edge thereof, a coupling arm pivotally connected to one end of the head plate and depending therefrom, a latch arm pivotally connected to the opposite end of the head plate and depending therefrom, a cross-bar, means pivotally connecting the lower end of the coupling arm to one end of the cross-bar, means a pressure screw threaded thru the cross-bar to extend parallel with the coupling and latch arms when in a frame forming condition connecting the head plate and cross-bar in parallel relation.

ERNEST E. RICHARDSON. ROLAND L. CULPEPPER.

detachably coupling the free end of the latch 05 arm to the opposite end of the cross-bar, and 

